is disputed Milan – San Remo, the first ‘monument’ of the 202 cycling season3 and one of the great races on the calendar. ‘La Classicissima’ lives on in its 114th edition and it has been regrouped as one of the oldest events in the cycling scene.
Many of the big names in the peloton will be present on Italian soil in search of one of the most coveted victories of the season. Among the participants stand out a Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) started 2023 with a huge level, as it has already accumulated nine wins after winning Paris-Nice last week (including three episodes), the back to Andalusia (along with three others) and the classic Jaén Inner Paradise. This test is one of his great pending challenges, since last year he finished in fifth position.
pogacar will try to bring down another similar Slovenian Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious), who won last year to achieve one of the most famous victories of his career. But the great names of the peloton present will be many, because they will also participate Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) or Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step).
Spanish options are more passable Bilbao hair (Bahrain-Victorious) and a Movistar team that will include the Colombian Fernando Gaviria, Iván García Cortina and Álex Aranburu as leaders. This is about Milan-San Remo of a race that Spanish cycling has had, ever since Oscar Freire it won three times and Miquel Poblet he did it in two.
The race It will have 294 kilometers starting in Abbiategrasso and ending in San Remo. The greatest difficulty is in the middle and last part of the test. In that intermediate part is when it will increase the wall of the Passo del Turchino, with about nine kilometers of road winding upwards. After the descent, there will be a wide flat section to the final stretch of the stage, with several chained walls.
Be the case of Capo Mele, Capo Cervo and Capo Bertabefore about fifteen kilometers to relax the legs until another racing classic, Cypress. This will be the last test for the cyclists before the usual wall where the win is usually decided, the Poggio di Sanremo, at this time is located just over five kilometers from the finish line and where decisive attacks are expected to take place to fight for victory.
When will Milan-San Remo 2023 take place?
The “Classissima”, the Milan-San Remoit runs this Saturday, March 18, starting around 10:10 am
Where to watch Milan – Sanremo 2023?
The race can be followed via Eurosport 2 and Eurosport Playerwhich will initiate the connection at 9.45 am. You can follow all the information about Milan-San Remo 2023 on the Mundo Deportivo website.
Source: La Verdad
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